Linux on eMac?? - Powerpc

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my old PC, but now I have switched over to an eMac and I still want to
be able to use Linux now and ...

Linux on eMac??

Is it possible to install Linux on an eMac and run X?? I ran Linux on
my old PC, but now I have switched over to an eMac and I still want to
be able to use Linux now and then. I tried Yellow Dog... I couldn't
use the graphical install -- when X would try start, I would just get
a blank screen and the computer would hang there. I could install it
in text mode, but then when I rebooted, the kernel would load, X would
try and start and again the computer screen went blank and just froze.
I tried Mandrake. Same problem when I tried to use the graphic
install. Text install starts, but I can't even get past language
selection, the very first window! No matter what language I choose, I
just get an error box saying "keymap ioctl failed (0 1 6912) invalid
argument". Then I have to accept the licence again, then choose
language again, I get the error message again, etc. etc. ad infinitum.
Are there any eMac owners out there who have succesfully installed a
distribution of Linux? Which is recommended?? Will X ever work on
this machine?

Re: Linux on eMac??

Tyler Cottenie wrote:
> Are there any eMac owners out there who have succesfully installed a
> distribution of Linux? Which is recommended?? Will X ever work on
> this machine?